Doing Things with Words: Words That Work in eLearning

Conference Archive

Learning Solutions Conference & Expo 2014 - March 20, 2014

Lisa Russell

Instructional Designer Russellink

Good writing skills
are essential for an instructional designer, and while often ignored, these
skills are needed now more than ever.
Designers can learn a new technology quickly, but need tools at their
fingertips to help write effectively and proficiently with few errors. They
need the depth of excellent writing along with amazing technology.

There are tips and
tools to help. This session will look at ways to make words work with quick
tips you can use as you are putting information together for maximum retention.
Participants will learn to arrange words, phrases, and paragraphs to grab the learners
and keep them reading. They will learn how to manage technical jargon and make
it user friendly. They will learn how to work smarter with words and not be
paralyzed by writing projects. They will see examples of visual rhetoric using
graphics along with or in place of words.

In this session, you will learn:

How to
use words to engage the eLearner

How
carefully crafted first sentences will draw the eLearner into deeper learning

How to
quickly self-edit, then find another pair of skilled eyes to make you look
smart

How to
make your words do things and give your eLearning depth and design

Takeaway
tools to add to your eLearning toolbox

How to
deconstruct technical jargon and construct learning that sticks

How to
combine your words with your design for a perfect synergy

How to
recycle your writing

Audience:Novice

Technology discussed in this session:Writing and
development tools that are free or low cost.

Student Technology needs:A laptop or tablet.

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